Posted on May 13, 2021 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We were honored to host a very special visitor to Factory Five on Thursday, May 6th, 2021, Travis Mills. Travis is retired United States Army Staff Sergeant of the 82nd Airborne and a recalibrated warrior, motivational speaker, actor, author and an advocate for veterans and amputees. Travis’s New York Times…Read More
Posted on May 5, 2021 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
After seeing the originals in 1965, customer Mike C. from Rochester, MI has wanted to build his own Roadster. The time finally came in 2015 which happened also be his 50th birthday, and Mike placed his order for a Factory Five Mk4 Roadster. Mike received his kit in November 2015,…Read More
Posted on May 3, 2021 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Dave Smith spends about an hour with Jason from The Intellectual People podcast discussing the history and unique aspects of Factory Five Racing over 27 years of building and driving cars. Click here to view The Intellectual People Podcasts website.Read More
Posted on April 30, 2021 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Customer Ian G. from Alberta, Canada has officially graduated his Mk3 Roadster build! Ian took delivery of his Roadster in June 2006, and built the car with his two sons. They officially had their Mk3 on the road in 2010 in gel-coat with the donor car's 5.0L enigne. They would…Read More
Posted on April 29, 2021 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five's community continues to expand around the world with customers in other countries building and driving FFR kits. We recently were sent this story posted on carculture.ae's website about a customer, Sam, who purchased a Mk4 Roadster in early 2020, and has been driving it around Dubai for the…Read More
Posted on April 21, 2021 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Customer Ron V. sent us an update on his Factory Five Type 65 Coupe build commenting that he's been hard at work and having fun since delivery! The Coupe was built with a carbureted, aluminum head, BluePrint Engines 347, a TKO 600 transmission, Moser 8.8" rear end with 3.55 gears,…Read More
Posted on April 19, 2021 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
In 1969, the third Monday in April was officially designated as Patriot's Day which can be traced back to the Sons of the American Revolution in Massachusetts who first began recognizing this day. The day is meant to remember the Battle of Lexington and Concord which was fought on April…Read More
Posted on April 2, 2021 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Got lemons? Make Lemonade is the old adage. That's exactly what the crew at Factory Five and the larger Factory Five community has been doing this year of COVID, a.k.a. "The Year without car shows!" FFR charitable work has been remarkable and the results are making a a real difference. Here are…Read More
Posted on March 25, 2021 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The team at Manheim Auctions spent their down time during COVID (most auctions were online only) to build a Factory Five Type 65 Coupe. The car was auctioned through their dealer-only network on Thursday, March 25, 2021, and sold for $154,000 with ALL proceeds going to Make-A-Wish Foundation! Great crew,…Read More
Posted on March 23, 2021 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
I am proud to welcome Shawn Doucette to the Tech Support team here at Factory Five Racing! Shawn is a longstanding member of the FFR community, and built his own Mk3.1 Roadster in 2008. His forum handle on The Factory Five Forum is BTTFMk3. He starts in a few weeks,…Read More
Posted on March 23, 2021 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five's international customer base continues to grow as Darren R. from Queensland, Australia has graduated his FFR Type 65 Coupe build that he did with his father, Ken! Darren and Ken built their Coupe with a Ford Coyote 5.0L Coyote with Mustang 6 speed, 3-link rear suspension, Wilwood brakes,…Read More
Posted on March 22, 2021 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
At SEMA 2018, the Factory Five team along with several customers built a Gen 3 Type 65 Coupe live in the Ford Out Front area. At the end of the week, FFR President Dave Smith drove the completed car in the drift ring! The car was later auctioned off at…Read More
Posted on March 3, 2021 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Joey sent me this killer video and some photos from behind the scenes of a really fun production. Joey took his Factory Five '35 Hot Rod Truck (that we built with Snap-On Tools) out to drift with Vaughn Gittin Jr. They did some mountain driving, and then were able to…Read More
Posted on February 9, 2021 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Huge congrats to Factory Five customer Karen Salvaggio and her Gen 3 Factory Five Type 65 Coupe! Her car was profiles in today's Wall Street Journal online, and will be in print tomorrow. Great photos and a great story. Click here to read.Read More
Posted on February 3, 2021 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five Racing has been awarded the 2020 Driver's Choice Award from Rare Car Network in the D.I.Y. Build Packages category! The category featured a dozen different companies offering everything from exos to classic replicas. Brad Bisnette from Rare Car Network with Dave Smith. Factory Five was awarded the “Driver’s…Read More
Posted on November 5, 2020 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Customer Herb W. from Melfort, Saskatchewan dreamed of owning a Roadster since he was a kid. When the time was right, Herb found a Factory Five Mk3.1 Roadster for sale that was "done", but he saw the potential for ways he could make it his own. Herb's Mk3.1 Roadster gets…Read More
Posted on November 4, 2020 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer William P. and his '33 Hot Rod are featured in the November 2020 issue of Street Scene magazine! William did a write-up on his Hot Rod build which he started in 2015. William also had his Hot Rod featured in a couple of other magazines including the…Read More
Posted on October 28, 2020 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Art Q. from Indiana had been dreaming about building his own car since the 1960s. When he saw the 818 the other year, he knew that was the car he wanted to build. Art was looking for a project that allowed him to design and fabricate extras,…Read More
Posted on October 26, 2020 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
This year, there have been very few car events due to the coronavirus, BUT the good people at the Texas Cobra Club held their Spring Cruise-In (delayed) in the Fall, and I was lucky to attend. Organizer Ken Walker spearheaded the four day event, which highlighted cruises each day, a…Read More
Posted on October 22, 2020 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Hot Rod Magazine's Mark Gearhart continues his Factory Five '35 Hot Rod Drift Truck in the pages of the storied publication. This is the sixth article in a build series. The Truck is completed, and the finished Truck will be tested in upcoming issues. The real question is whether or…Read More
